Blogs from Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Admittedly it was never my intention to work over the summer. Having returned to my old Burnham stomping ground from Poole, I decided that I would enjoy a carefree summer, with no burden of work responsibility, before beginning my world travels in October. What I hadn't expected was the chance meeting at the football club that would change the course of the summer's events significantly for the better... I hadn't intended to go to the football club that Saturday. My very lovely friend Bette * (*note, not real name - pseudonym given to protect identity, and chosen due to my friend's legendary karaoke tributes to Bette Midler) decided we were going to support her husband and other friends playing in a charity match. Having successfully traversed a rhyne, complete with buggy, baby and 2 year old, ... read more

Laura’s parents Derek and Mary picked us up from the train station and delivered us to a little B&B close to their home. It was Troy’s first time at a B&B and the welcoming Shirley was definately a stark contrast to being treated like a number. The bedroom was quite easily double the size of the Japanese hotel rooms, and the most comfortable bed we have had so far on the trip. After finishing our game of Monopoly (Anna won, which put a smile on her face) we walked by the seaside to Wetherspoons pub down the road for a bite. Troy would have been a better cook then the chef there (I only wish I was joking) and had some of the worst drinks ever. Anna’s scotch and Pepsi tasted all wrong, and my cider ... read more